Infrastructure Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Infrastructure Project Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Infrastructure Project Manager daily rate in Scotland is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 110 131
Rank change year-on-year 0 +21 +23
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Project Manager 3 6 9
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.20% 0.36% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.39% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 5
10th Percentile - £456 £438
25th Percentile - £525 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -39.13% +9.52% +15.13%
75th Percentile - £600 £538
90th Percentile - - £545
UK median daily rate £506 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -7.95% +4.76% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 1,380 1,541 2,234
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.84% 91.51% 94.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 814 934 1,389
10th Percentile £207 £201 £243
25th Percentile £360 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +2.63%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £588
90th Percentile £625 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 46 57
10th Percentile £17.30 £13.23 £12.21
25th Percentile £20.00 £16.79 £16.25
Median hourly rate £24.09 £22.55 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.85% +12.73% +12.87%
75th Percentile £40.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile £63.97 £31.44 £67.00
UK median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.23% -21.35% +48.33%

Infrastructure Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Infrastructure Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Infrastructure Project Manager job vacancy trend in Scotland

Infrastructure Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Project Manager job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Project Manager job vacancies in Scotland

Infrastructure Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Project Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Aberdeen -4 1 £350 -41.67%
Glasgow -9 1 - -
Edinburgh - 1 - -
Infrastructure Project Manager
UK

Infrastructure Project Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Infrastructure Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Infrastructure Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (33.33%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery

Infrastructure Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (33.33%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft